Overview

Why Attend

HR professionals have to stop 'doing' and start 'delivering.' For that to happen, HR has to transform into a credible business partner deserving of a seat at the decision-making table. The door is wide open for human resources to become the business partner it always wanted to be rather than just another service function. Now more than ever, HR professionals need new skills and a whole new set of technical, behavioral, and emotional competencies to deliver strategic and tangible results. This course will cover the various HR functions, the critical results HR has to deliver, the key performance indicators for measuring HR performance, and the various competencies necessary for HR's success as a business partner. By the course's end, participants will have the tools to revolutionize both themselves and their HR department. They will emerge as a business partner capable of delivering tangible results and adding significant value to your organization.

Course Methodology

This course is based on the latest research and best practices related to human resources management. It brings new experiences and examples to participants, insights, and an understanding of what makes a successful HR business partner. The course uses an integrated mix of training approaches, including lectures, case studies, group activities, and sharing experiences. The course will end with an assessment of participants to prove their understanding of the program material. Passing the assessment will give them the right to earn their certificate of completion.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Define and reflect on the criticality of the four roles that position HR representatives as credible business partners in a current organization
Use the organizational critical success factors to build competency matrixes and define performance criteria
Analyze organizational/departmental workforce needs and actively contribute to the recruitment and selection process
Contribute to and facilitate the design of a quantitative performance management system and a matching talent development and management scheme
Define accountabilities, draft job descriptions, evaluate jobs, and contribute to the design of salary structures

Target Audience

Human resources managers , business partners, team leaders, and specialists.

Target Competencies

Strategic thinking and planning
Workforce planning
Recruitment and selection
Performance management
Talent management
Compensation and benefits

Course Outline

HR Business Partner: An Overview
- Definition and objectives of modern HR management
- Main roles of HRBP: Four roles to master
  - Management of strategic HR
  - Management of firm infrastructure
  - Management of employee contribution
  - Management of transformation and change
- Interpersonal effectiveness in applying HR policies and procedures
Fundamentals of HR Management
- The link between strategy and performance
- Organizational versus HR Key Results Areas (KRAs)
- Measuring HR KRAs through SMART Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Competency-based HR management
  - Competency definition
  - Types of competencies
  - Job analysis as a means to define critical competencies
Talent Acquisition
- The planning element: Workforce planning
- Recruitment
  - Defining requirements
  - Effectiveness of various recruitment channels
  - Shortlisting criteria
- Selection
  - Assessment methods and validity of each
  - Behavioral simulations
  - Competency-based interviews
  - Quantitative selection criteria
- HRBP talent acquisition dashboard
Performance and Talent Management
- The predominance of business results
- Importance of the KPI language in defining performance criteria
- Considerations when designing a performance management system
- The foundations for talent management
  - Learning and development framework
  - Identification of critical positions and high potentials
  - The development roadmap: a holistic approach
- HRBP performance and talent management dashboard
Compensation and Benefits
- Defining jobs and accountability framework
- Job evaluation
- our institute's job evaluation system
- Salary surveys as an essential tool for designing salary structures
- Salary structure
- HRBP compensation and benefits dashboard

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.

2027 Schedule & Fees

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Jan - 4 Feb, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Jan - 4 Feb, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2 - 6 May, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

2 - 6 May, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

1 - 5 Aug, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

1 - 5 Aug, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Oct - 4 Nov, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Oct - 4 Nov, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

Certified Human Resources Professional: From Traditional HR Role to Business Partner

Overview

Why Attend

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

2027 Schedule & Fees